Storyline
Set in the suburbs of Cairo in the late 1930s, the story follows a middle-class Egyptian family grappling with the hardships of life after the death of their father, their sole breadwinner. The mother and her four children—three brothers and their sister, Nefisah—struggle to avoid slipping into poverty. They all go in different directions which aren't exactly good.
Cast & Crew
Omar Sharif
Hassanein
Lead
Sanaa Gamil
Nefisah
Farid Shawqy
Hassan
Kamal Hussein
Hussein
Amina Rizk
The Mother
Salah Mansour
The Grocer's Son
Amaal Farid
Bahiya
Abdel Khaleq Saleh
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What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Salah Abu Seif's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Beginning and the End is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
